From Soil to Soul: Food Justice in LA, Short Film Screening & Panel
🤙 About Event
Food starts with soil. Soil is the foundation for growing food. Kick off the 2nd Annual LA Climate Week immersing in community and conversation. Watch our short film showcasing community-led food sovereignty initiatives in LA. From a community garden in Compton addressing food apartheid to a revitalized alley-turned-food-forest in Fullerton, these real-life stories highlight grassroots efforts to reclaim food systems and build local resilience. Followed by a panel discussion with LA food activists discussing solutions to improve the current food system, moderated by filmmaker Margaret To.
Panelists include:
Matthew Teutimez, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Laboratory for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Talia Dotson, Regenerative Designer & CEO, Akoben & Co.
Isaias Hernandez, Environmental Educator, Creative, and Storyteller, Queer Brown Vegan
Claudia Hernández Romero, Ph.D., Professor of Sustainability, Otis College of Art & Design
👋 Join Us!
To kick off the Food Sustainability Track of LA Climate Week, Seeds of Hope, Climate Designers, and From Soil to Soul have collaborated for a day of creativity and action focused on cultivating healthy soil to create healthy food, healthy people, and healthy communities. Check out the rest of the day's schedule for Food+Soil Justice Day or the full week of Food Sustainability focused LA Climate Week events.
🙌 Event Hosts
Seeds of Hope cultivates wellness and food justice by helping communities reconnect with fresh, healthy food. We distribute more than 70,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables weekly, establish community gardens, and provide education on gardening, composting, healthy cooking, and food preservation to increase nutrition and minimize food waste.
Climate Designers is a global design community hub for creative professionals from all industries, committed to supporting designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work. We empower designers to learn, connect, and act on climate solutions to actively co-create a just and regenerative world.
From Soil to Soul is a documentary series and community initiative focused on restoring food sovereignty, created by a diverse team of filmmakers, farmers, and environmental advocates determined to change the food system for good.
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